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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-08-20
Thursday, Nov. Il


the property, effects, estate and franchises of
the Martinsbarg and Potomac Railroad Co..
ascertained to be as follows, to-wit. The
corporate rights and franchises granted to
said u. P r. Co., by the Legislature
of the State of West Virginia, By an act pass
ed February 10Th, 1868 and an act passed
February 28th, 1870 am ndatory thereof. and
its railroad constructed In Berkeley County
under its charter, extending from point
near the intersection of Raleigh street With
Race street in the town of MART nsburg. to a.
point on the Southern side of the Potomac
river, near Powell's Bend, including also its
sidings, lands, buildings. rights and appur-
tenar ces thereto belongings also the follow
ing six parcels of ground, 70 wit: Eight acres
and 3 SO poles and | acre, 3 roods and l7A
SO poles, conveyed by John W. Stewart and
wife to sail Railroad Conpsny, by deed
dated september lst 1873, recorded In Deed
Book No 10, page 3sl, OF the land records
of said county, kept 23-l00 OF an acre there.
Of conveyed by said company to H. A, Fraz-
er and wife, dated March 18th, 1887 and re-
corded in Deed Book No IA, page 10 0. said
records parcel of 1880 of an ac, e in,
said town or Martinsburg, conveyed by H.
A, Frazer and wife to said company, By deed
dated March 18th, 1877. and recorded in
deed book No. "A, page 10 of said records;
pafcei OF one acre OF ground, near Bed
ington, in sand county, conveyed by F. N.
Davis and wife to said company, by Deed,
dated December 31st, 1885, and recorded in
deed book No. s. page 325 of sal. records;
a parcel of l acre of ground near Falling
Waters, in said county, conveyed by Jacob
Syster to said company by deed dated
March 23rd, 1886, and recorded in deed
book No -, page 45S of said records; and
a parcel of }, 26S SO. feet of ground in said
town of Martmsburg, conveyed by James
l.. Randolph and vile 10 said company. by
deed dated July 10, 1886, and recorded in
deed book No. So, page 1874 of said records.
TERMS OF SALE.-One-third cash on
day of sale; balance in two equal payments
at one aud two years, with interest from
day of sale, the deferred payments to be
evidenced by the bonds of the purchaser,
aud the title to said property TO be Withheld
until all of the purchase money shall have
been paid +. BOYD FAULKNER,
WIN. H. TRAVERS'
Special Commissioners.
hereby certify that f. Boyd Faulkner,
ore Of ~ Special Commissioners in the
above entitled cause, has executed bond,
with sufficient security, as required by
law. ). ii. MARTIN,
II 3-m Clerk.
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THE failure of the crops and the
required payment of fertilizer and
implement rates will probably make
business affairs quite stringent for
awhile. There is not anything it,
iures the country like the failure of
crops, The failure of few banks
is rs nothing in comparison. The
only remedy is To bear and forbear
with one another.
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TIE
eocabulaJyot Flowers.


The following lines, copied from
Our Pretty Perfumer, will convey to
the reader an idea how to arrange
garlands or boquets, so as to express
their sentiments and desires, as thus
neatly given by the poet:
81 dare not whisper what | feel for thee,
But / will let the flowers, upon whose
leaves
Hath love its language written, plead my
suit;
Then listen lovely lady. First | send
The rose OF hundred leaves, ambassador.
The armaryliis neXt-an emblem bright
AID beautiful Of myself; Interpreter
or my own thoughts, the cedar-leaf; then
for thee
The pure white lily, for myself the pink,
Red as the sky at sunset; mignonette
For thee, for me the hay-leaf:the green fem
For thee, the oak-geranium for myself;
The hare-bell next, another emblem sweet
Or thee, the currant for myself; again,
The Austrian rose that breathes of thee
such truth:
The jonquil whispering timidly to me.
The silver daisy and the jasmine wreath ed
dAh VI lntt, anu lbE lily tlI,
When the swift hours are warning me to
leave,
| send the thyme to whisper thee the cause
The orange blossom next more truth of
thee,
With the rich multihora rose to crown the
wreath
Then, oh then, CLUSTERED with my hopes
and fears,
Warm from repeated pressure to my heart,
And trembling with its beatings, close en-
twined.
l give the myrtle's green and polished
leaves,
With the rose-hued chrysanthemum; with
pride
place thy wreath upon thy radiant brow,
And mine with the red tulips in it's midst,
lay In deepest reverence at thy feet
The odors of nearly all the above
mentioned flowers, accurately repro
duced, will be found in our stock of
Handkerchief extracts.
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lift be possible" SAID Paul to the
Roman Christians, las much as lieth
in you, live peac ably with all men,"
He did not say some, but all men.
This may in some cases be a difficult
task and yet we are to do our ut
most to follow this Objectionable
DEPENDENT
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A one-legged beggar of st. Louis
became SO urgent in his requests for
aid that he was arrested the other
day. When the police searched him
they found fifteen tobacco bags in
his pockets and sewed to his ragged
clothes; and each bag contained
some money. The total amount was
$TI.4l.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-08-20

EAERY day it is the same old thing
a railroad accident, IL will be a
new thing not to have one, and
worthy of associated press report.
The last is the overturning OF a sleep
er on the Fort Wayne r. r. Tie
porter was killed, several fatally and
others seriously wounded.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-08-20

St. Paul, Mimi, has been testing
the virtue Of Democratic municipal
government, and the Pioneer Press
says that there are signs Of q rising
storm Of popular indignation at the
shameful disregard OF law which
now exists in that city.
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SPECIAL COMMISSIONER S SALE
OF A
Valuable Farm,
Convenient to Martinsburg,
w. Wa.
40 6 "

By virtue of = decree endered by the Cir
cult Court OF Berkeley County, W. Va, on
the 9th day of May, 1887, in u chancery
cause therein pending, of George Senclndi-
yer Sc. vs. l.. w. Sencindiver, &c, the un-
dersisned special commissioners will offer at
public sale, in front of the front door of
the Court House in Martinsbure, W. Va. on
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Dry salt applied every day and
brushed into the roots will make the
hair silky and cause it to grow. Do
not continue but a year or two at
longest, as it is q strong tonic
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-08-20

SENATOR HARRY RIDDLEBERGER
has been able to illustrate that not
always the best citizens get to the
United States Senate.
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Tuesday, September 10, 1887,
At O'CLOCK. 2. III.

that splendid farm Of which Michael Sencin
diver died seized, lying 90 Middle Greek, in
said county of Berkeley, with good Improve.
ments thereon, containing
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zoo ACRES, MORE or LESS.

There is a larga quantity of first class wal
nut and other timber upon this Land This
property is convenient to market churches,
schools, and the land itselfis of excellent
quality. A right Of way TO and the use OF
the water OF the spring is rese we'd, and
granted to the owner of what was formerly
part of the original Senciudiver tract, and
lYiog east of Middle Creek ANY inf9rma-
ton regarding said tract Of land can be OBJ
tanned from either of the undersigned COM
missioners
TERMS Of SALE.-One third cash, one
third on credie OF twelve months and the
residue on a credit OF two years from the
day of sale, taking from the purchaser his
bonds for the deferred payments, and the
title to be retained until the further order
of the court. Z. BOYD FAULKNER,
r. N. STEWART,
G l. SENClNDIVER.
Special Commissioners
| hereby certify that y. Boyd Faulkner,
one Of the Specia Commissioners in the above
entitled cause, has executed bond with safi-
Gent security, as required by law.
ids S.H. MARTIN, Clerk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-10-01

A recent application of West vir.
ginian named Brown at the Pension
Office in Washington brought to light
the fact that one mother had given six
teen sons to the service of the Union
during the war. She had borne thirty
three children in all. of whom twcnty
were boys. and Of these only four did
not serve ~ soldiers in the Union army.
Two were killed and fourteen survive.
Each Of the latter Is to-day in receipt OF
= pension from the Government for
disabilities received in the service, and
the death Of her other soldier sons en-
titles the mother also to pension.
The case u an interesting one. not only
for the remarkable number of sons Of
one mother who wore the blue, but rs
illustrating how contagious was tho
war spirit in some families along the
line Of fire. Chicago Nsp&
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The SNOW PLANT.
A Beautiful Flower Indlgenous 70 q
Sierra Nevada Mountains.

A Beautiful Flower Indigenous 70 the
sierra Nevada Mountains.
One of the most interesting products
Of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and
one which never fails to excite the won
der and admiration of the tourists,
whether from the East or the large
cities of the coast, is the beautiful snow
plant The scientific name for this
flower is Sarcodes Sanguine. meaning
"bloodesI hesh." June is its month Of
blossoming, and it can then be found
growing in secluded spots in the noun
tains where the snow falls deepest in
winter and where the tall grass grows
thickly and casts an unbreken shade.
The plant itself IL from four to ten
inches in height and it is OF bright
scarlet color, including leaves and
flowers. although tho stem ID pink
and white. The flowers are
attached close to the stem. and the
leaves curlupward and partially hide
the flowers from view, the whole being
in the form of cone. The leaves have
. delicate, frost-like edge. which makes
them extremely beautiful. Every
visitor to this vicinity always manages
to secure one Of these curiosities to
show to friends below. How these
plants grow is not known to botanists,
IS they are neither seed nor bulb. They
are supposed to be parasitic, and can
not be propagated. Localities where
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A GAME OF EucHRE.

she said: "shall We playr' I couldn't refuse,
So there in the twilight gray
A rather dangerous light 70 use
! agreed that would play.
One after another the pasteboards were SHE'D
Said she: 1.-THE trump y q heart"
could not see til never tried
Indeed was no expert.
sTs Il not diamonds" said /. miss Mayr'
mo, SIR" said she, In surprise.
But there were the diamonds, plain ~ day,
Right In her beautiful eyes.
Trick after trick she gathered them In;
OF course made many Slips
Well satisfied II / could but win
One touch Of her finger tips.
Thcn my turn came; II was hearts again
For moment was glad,
] took II up. An, the luck Of meni
Twas the only heart had.
] lost that, too, for she did her best,
neither had chance NOR plan
I was fairly outplayed, confessed,
And rose up euchred mani
Since then We have played the game Of life
Together, In loves swset bands,
And though our wealth u not over rife,
We show eaeh other our hands
We stfll follow on the lead" of truth.
As We did that cleaning gray
And, though were well ON the road from youth,
Hearts, with us, are trumps to-day.
-W0Siom Lgls n Philadelphia Call.
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Dugal was set free. Allen remained
. prisoner, but was released in time TO
attend the wedding of Jennie and
Dugal.
The former "Reb," unfit for service,
staid at home. Dugal entered the Union
army. served through the war, and left
it with high rank. Many are the honors
that have been heaped upon him and
many more he will yet receive at the
hands of those who once branded him as
THAT Coward. Thomas McNally, in
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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THE GALAPAGOS ISLES.


Z Haca0o 0roup which Contains Thou.
sna,ds d Dmall Cratsss.
The Galapagos Islands are group
Of small isles lying directly under the
equator. about six hundred miles from
the coast Of Ecuador. They were dis.
covered by the Spanish, who named the
group from the numerous land tortoises
found on them, called galapagos in
Spanish, but the single islands have
received English names. The group
consists Of some fifteen Islands Of vari-
Gus sizes, and . number of small islets.
many Of them nero rocks. All the
islands are Of volcanic formation; in
deed the general shape of the islands
Is that Of volcano. with large central
dome, with = wide and shallow center
on the top and cones Of eruption on the
sides. There are about two thousand
Of these small craters on the group, but
the greater number are extinct. The
lower parts Of the islands are very
arid. but their SUBMITS, which are
generally covered with clouds, 70
ceive from them moisture enough 70
sustain quite . hourishing vegetation.
The climate Of the islands Is temperate.
which il remarkable considering their
position directly under the equator, and
Is due to the cool antarctic current
which, having besn detected by the
coast of South America. flows around
these ialands. There are two seasons,
Me wet and the dry, the former extend-
ing from November to March. The
animals and vegetable products Of thess
islands are noteworthy, - among hem
exist several species not to be fou3d in
any other part Of the globe. The vegs-
t&tion Of the lower parts Of these islEnd
hills ID but scant but near the tops
grasses and ferns abound, also large
cacti, and some cultivation has been
made by the inhabitants In the ssv-
enteenth century the Galapagos Islands
were great rendezvous Of The buc-
cancers that infested the South sea-.
but they had no permanent inhsbitants
til 1852, when > party Of sxiles from
Ecuador was sent there Two Of the
Islands only have small settlementx.
containing perhaps two hundred IN
hsbitants. The islsnds were ones ~
gArded = u sons Importance bscsuss
q he supply q turtles to b found
here but this supply has besn sodrawn
upon that Il = DOW comparatively quite
mail I7hn rkknr ~n{s-n~1~ 10
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=.
The golden rule is not the rule q
gold. -Jescisk Messenger.
"A man is seldom very much hated
until he is successful. u Philadelphia
North American.
Few men ever injured themselves
in their efforts TO get away from an
Office that was seeking them. Boston
Courier.
1t is said that philosophers are wise
men, but it would not do to conclude
from this that AL wise men are phil
osophers
"A man may be eminent without
being amiable. The smallpox makes
its mark in the world, but it is not IN
agreeable visitor.
-Gamin you're droppin' some
thin. boss Citizen--"Bless my soul!
30 / am. Iwouldn't lost that gas bill
for the world. The company might
have sent me longer one. Life
Mrs. Nouveau Riche-s.Aw, yes.
that's very pretty, but don't like the
title. Common Prayer Haven't you
-aw-any other kindr l don't care
how much I have to ay."-Basor.
The Reason Why.
Why Do the few success attains
Because sh ss many = ls scis' Il, plain
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-JIhere Is woman in Wayne
County. w. Va, who Is the proud
possessor Of beard four inches long.
-ssWhat's the matter with your eyes,
Joep" s.Been sitting ashes, Bill. The
winds against me, no matter how =
turn" II never get ashes in my eyes,
joe" '.How do you avoid itP' II
let my wife sift them. Hayper's Basor.
"A leaf Of the giant water lily (vic-
toria regia) has been Known to meas
ure "a feet 81 inches in circumference,
its weight being nearly IA pounds. One
Of the flowers was feet 2 inches in
circumference. with petals 3 inches in
length and weighed 81 pounds.
How fast does = snail really travelp
We speak Of s.snail's pace but what
idea does the expression convey to ~
beyond the general one Of extreme slow
nessP Some one Of an inquiring turn
Of mind has recently determined BY
measurement that the proverbial ''pace"
is precisely mile in fourteen days.
-"Yes," said Miss Breezy, Of Chi
cago, ssit Is pleasure to dine at the
Wabashes. Mr.. Wabash is naturally
hospitable, and. aside from the general
excellence. every thing il served in .
way that is positively delightful to
person Of cultured tastes. And her
soups are delicious. Why, do you
know" went on the young lady, ''that
last evening l was served to soup three
times. and could easily have gone one
more. IN 2. Sun.
"A little lad who Is accustomed to
say his prayers every night has made
it his especial petition for week past
to ask for pheasant weather" Az
may be understood, the daily responses
have not been very encouraging to linn.
and when he got to this point in his
little prayer last night he stopped
short opened his eyes and asked his
waiting mother in plaintive voice:
Mamma, do you think God viii say
Chestnut, II ask for that pleasant
weather againe''- -Prouidence Journal.
The wearing Of mems clothes in
public places by women has been CONF
mon enough in Paris to daw the at
'en.lon 9. sne p1e1ec' 2. ponce. VINO nas
Pup''snec me law bearing On ing 800.
= Ptoniolss women nom aPPearl1g ~
men : ss'are IN otner IMAM carniva' 1ays
wl.nous su'norlzae'on from inc Pollce-
!asely: sne sso.y goes young womsn
ores'ea - man garc ana Wearing me
oeoors.on OF me Legion Oh honor aP
pe..e9 Y an o@clai Dox ana accom
p p.naeu y .n omc'm PeLSonsge :. 'ne
oPo, q nroomlqus 1o
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P..ceo 9. Doslu AZ onl'ec S.ssos men
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-~~~SAA r. ~ % VI 4ucotAOus Suu Tue uu-
fortunate had made no sign.
The firing detail had been made,
troops were ranged about, the prisoner
was brought from the tent used a. .
guard house. and placed before an open,
shallow grave.
Five minutes and all would be over.
A sorry looking mule came forcing
its way along the road. On it was :
young man who swayed from side to
side with weakness, and whose thin
cheeks burned with fever and excite
ment So sudden and strange was his
appearance that he forced himself
through the line before interference
was thought Of, and tottering toward
the condemned he threw his arms about
him; then facing the troop, he cried:
II am Allen Dean; am . rebel.
This is Dugal Moore, and . true Union
man."
There was confusion, Of course.
There was inquiry. for the Colonel,
though hard. was Just.
why did you personats this manF'
he asked.
He was my friend before the war. !"
HAS he . sisterr'' asked tho shrewd
He has. sir" replied DugaL and his
pale face blushed.
Il thought 80; there's always =
woman in it. +" said the Colonel to him
sell. but he said no moro,
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him tempting osr for the entire 81 Joui, team Won
der Abe refused 20 entertain the proposition but he
promised TO gvo the MetropotAnsa chance TO bid Tor
II least three Of his pny At the eoes q tho season
one OF them pitcher. There IN talk or other deelS put
none OF them Will BIO contaminated before rovember.
President stearns OF the Dctrolt Club sayei I'VE
thought about playing one or two OF the Words onh
ponshp aapes on tho Polo grounds bit they vented s
e hs ssSS B. w ne I TO- tSe Il
bali history We are going hays two specal cara one
for the Detros and one for the Browns. and make .
triurnphal tour. The receipts win be divided on the
basis 81 10 per thv winner and 10 70 tho loser
and the tickets the games will DO placed At each
Zach team will carry twelve men. gahhey VII DO the
umpire for the Leage and Kelly for the Association
sprngus, the Icfthandsd pitcher, whom tho Chicaso
papers call "a sreen vsrmSnt boy. PAD ms ,an2
semi professional iefthanded pitcher for years and
has good ouryes but no speed-a common fault
this season and then finished with the Rutland Club M
came back and wanted chance with Clevsnnd but the
club did not think him strong enough Petu Chicagos
viii be because Of the splendid support and the oonss
quent confidence he gotta
Jerry Denny talked In the following sensible manper
Indianapolis sentinel reporter ~ never said that
would shovel coal carry hod rather than play Dali
In indianapolis another year. 1 expect nothing else
than that will DO here another year for think II 10
certain Indianapolis viii be 10 the League have moth
ing asninst indianapolis or her people On tho other
hand think good base ball towns good a. any
when We beat the Detroits The next game there were
1000 people present All the people ask here s half
show. and our club only wins half che games paycdt
home IL would make money for the dirsctbrs"
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COINS As CURIOsITLES.
sono Tine Before Confederate Money will
Reach Par as q Curiosity.

Reach Par q Curiosity.
"The coins most in demand" said lead
ing dealer in that business. ARE, as they ought
to be, the American don't mean the recent
coinage only" he added, with a smile. for
that's in demand by everybody, but tho old and
rare ones that collectors are after It Is the
same everywhere. The old coins of every
country are most in demand In that country.
Next to Amssrican. Greek and Roman coins are
The eye Of the reporter happened to strike q
papal .lira;" With 18th, the tiara and counterfeit
No, the public are well SUPPLIED With them hsn
on the Scot score s9 81 rsiison Ths Papsi crowns
are: however, In considerable demand at high
lar that when a Kingdom Or other sovereignty
S s ths a Coinage
hardly noticeable. It is different when a new
State s comes into existence Now We are nna :
They may be found In all conditions and
takes il into his head to have a election. It
Is safe Investment, az the coins are not likely
seGsn ds shSppx Rt9 Rsafd of
old gentleman who hugs his collection as II It
all ths hs lived for on EARTH and is never
"One OF the most intelligent coin collectors
in the city is a handsome and welI-educated
Of an. "06olus or a denarius." and is a lv-
ing dictionary on the subject Of old American
coins. A singular thing about her is that she
1t would not be patriotic"
How does Confederate money eo2"
some man, and folks don't seem to want his
picture for albums;, the demand is small,
while, on the other hand. the supply is still
very large. It will be some time before either
the currency. or the bonds reach par through
the demand for them as curiosities"